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Understand Fiber-Board Siding & Damage

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June 8, 2023

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The video begins by explaining that much of the siding in Idaho, which appears to be wood, is actually a composite material made from ground-up wood fibers that are glued together and pressed to resemble natural wood grain. This material, referred to as "glorified cardboard siding," is highly susceptible to water damage, as demonstrated by crumbling sections that have been exposed to water from sprinklers. It's crucial to understand that this type of siding cannot be sanded during preparation due to its composite nature, requiring different handling than traditional wood siding.

Goal: Recognize the characteristics and vulnerability of fiber-board siding.

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90% of the sighting up here in Idaho, it looks like wood, but it's actually not wood, so the trapping is a little bit different here than it is in other parts of the United States or even other parts of the world and just to give you an idea, this is the sighting. It looks like wood, here's a piece of it brand new that I just replaced. It's very susceptible to water damage. So you can see this was getting hit by the sprinklers. And all it really is is ground up wood fibers that's really just glued together. It's got a paper on it and then it's pressed to look like wood. And what I call it is glorified cardboard sighting. So this is it, when water hits it, it just crumbles up. So the trapping process is a little bit different. You can't sand this.

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